Envelope for keeping records



Jan. 10, 1928. 1,655,912.

H. McNAIR ET AL ENVELOPE FOR KEEPING RECORDS Filed Feb. 1926 S l ke: 112 1 ltd MU Al lhTES PATET FFltllili llliltolllilltlctllit .llrlltl'llll illithllilhfil GREENWQDD, til lllUIt'l IMADIEMN,

lllllll illz'ilIllitIlPIlE FUR KEEPING REGUHDEL ltpplication filed February 4t, 1926.

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like characters oil. reterence designate like parts in each elf the several views. I

' lteterringr to the accompanying drawings, l: provide a lJliUJhI portion 1 which constitotes the baclt oi? the envelope and which is lelit Without any p. ting; in order that the address may be written thereon it def 3 indicates the strip of the envelope sired which forms the lront thereof and. Which bears the headings and blank lines shown tor insertion ct data concerning); contents of the envelope l l e provide narrow side strips 10 and ll on either side ot the back i these Wide strips each having; longitudinal portions ot the strips griinnned, as indicated by the characters l3 and ht. Eltrip 10 is tolded along the line 8 and strip loldcd along the line 9. The tront st p 3 is then pasted on the narrow strips 10 and 11, as shown in his]; 2. ll c 'ni'ovide a short sealing flap 5 extended over hart: '1 shown in Fig" 3 and adapted to told over the open pndot the envelope, shown in his. 1.. inner portion has the n unnned portion 12 by Which it may be scaled to the end portion of front strip Fl. l l e provide the entended tlap 'i: integral with its p h lint having a line ol: perftorations t) separating; thorn to permit of conveniently tear-innstrip '2' :liroin the gnnnned flap 5 Fill/all") it bears indicia marliings and blank lines on outer surface corresponding; in position and arrangement with the indicia markings and lolanlt lines on the front strip 3 of the envelopes. ln nse, the desired contents are placed. in the serial No. sense.

envelope, a sheet of carbon paper 1 is in sorted between strips '7 and face 3 oi the envelopes and data is entered in regard to the contents oi the envelope on the printed tor-in, a duplicate record thus being made. The strip 7 is then torn ojllj' along}; perform tion 6. leaving the short gnnnned llap 5 to be scd in sealing the envelope. The long strip 7 which is torn ell is returned to the o'l'lice file While the articles oi record are transi'nitted in the sealed envelope with a record ot' its contents recorded. by the sheet of carbon on its face 3. The back l of the envelope may be either lett blank 0? an address lilled in as the user may desire. lit will be noted that the strip 7 extends the full length of the envelope. lt will also be noted that the anmining of the narrow strips 10 and 11 to the edges ol? said three strip, leaves a clear sniooth space over the main body of the strip for permitting of enterinp; data in the printed term Without the pen or pencil coming in contact with oven lappingportions oil? the envelope tlaps.

l l hat We claim is;

1. The combination ot an envelope with detachable flaps extending snbstantially the :tnll length of the envelope con'iprisinp; a strip forming the baclr, narrow longitudinal grinnined strips on either side thereo'l a longitndinally aligned strip bearing indicia markings and blank lines and :toldcd over the baclrstrip and fastened to the gnnnincd strips to form an envelo 'ie and an opposite lonpitndinally aligned strip bearing identical indicia markings and blanl; lines positioned to overlie the first mentioned aligned strip to permit of recording matter in duplicate on the last mentioned strip and on the envelope body, a row oit perforations-3 in said last mentioned strip to permit of tearing sarne oil, and a short gunnned llap adjacent said row of perforations to permit o'l? sealinp; the envelope and its contents and also recording the data regarding the transaction on the body oil the envelope.

2. The combination in an envelope for record purposes, ot a strip forming the back, narrow ginnined opposite longitudinal strips an end eatension strip aligned 1011 7' 'tndinally with the back strip and adapted to be glued to the gnnnned strips to form an envelope, said strip liicaring indicia marl:- ings on its outer portion, an opposite end ill ("All tilt extension flap aligned longitudinally with the back strip and extending substantially the full length of the envelope,

bearin indioia I with those on the permit making of row of perforation said flap markings corresponding body of the envelope to duplicate records, and a s across said flap in proximity to the end 01": the envelope to permit of detaching (he flap for use as a duplicate record of transactions with reference to the 10 contents of the envelope.

HARRY MoNAIR. JAMES G. GREENWOOD. 

